Holder for box-covers



M. AMOS.

HOLDER FOR BOX COVERS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. Il. |91..

` 1,331,972, wma Feb. 24,1920.

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Svpecicaticn of Letters Patent. Patented Fel). 24, 1920.

Application mea April 11, 1919. Yserial No. 289,455.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, Moses AMos, a citizen of the United States, residing at At lanta, in the county of Fulton, State of 5 Georgia, have invented a new and useful lo it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to holders for box covers and has forrits object to provide a holder fork covers wherein the covers will be held when labels are being pasted on the It is the present practicev in drug stores and the like to paste labels on pill boxes by hand or a labeling machine. However the difficulty in these methods .is that the labels are not securely applied thereto,

for the reason that the covers, that may be round, square or oblong are not reinforced against a solid surface during the pasting Joperation, therefore it is another object to rovide a holder wherein it will be possible 2.5 to hold pillrboxes of different shapes that are commonly in use during the pasting operation. y

With the above andother objects .in View the invention resides in the combination and 3o arrangements of parts as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings, described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention may be made within theV scope of what is claimed without departing from` the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings t- Figure l is a perspective view of the holder, showing an oblong box cover applied thereto and ready to have a label applied Figi. 2. I

eferring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates the base, which may be of any suitable size or shape. `Secured toy one end p thereof by means of a screw 2 is aV block 3 and pivoted to a screw 4 which enters the upper surface of the block 3 is aV horizon tally pivoted member 5, the end 6 of which is adapted to rest on a square block 7 at the other end of the base 1, said block 7 being secured to the base by means of the screw 8. A round .block 9 is secured by means of screw 10 to the horizontally pivoted mem- When it is desired to paste a label on a box cover of an oblong shape, such for instance as that shown and designated by the numeral 1l in Fig. l, the free end of the member 5 is swung off of the block 7 the cover 11 telescopically placed thereon, then the member 6 is positioned so that the free end thereof will be on the block 7. The cover 11 when on the member 6 will be against a hard smooth surface when the label is being applied thereto, therefore the adhesion of the same will be even and uniform over its entire surface.

If it is desired to place a label on a round cover, the cover is placed on the block 9 and then the round label is applied thereto, and when vlabels are being applied to square boxes the covers are placed on the square block 7, that is after the pivoted member 5 has been moved so that its end 6 is 'out of engagement with the block 7 The block 9 kforms a handleV member, whereby the pivoted arm 5 may be swung laterally to and from the block 7 as well as forming means for holding a round box cover when a label is being applied to the same.

From the above it will be seen that a pill box cover holder has been provided that will be cheap in construction and one wherein various shapes of covers, may be held in such a manner that the labels may be placedther on, so that the adhesion thereof, will be uniform and the cover present a. smooth appearance to the eye.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is l. vA device for supporting a portion of a box for aflixing labels thereon comprising va base, a spacing member secured to said base, andhaving a horizontally pivoted arm or member "carried thereby, said arm or member having afree end disposed in relative position for engaging `a suitable block or support, and means carried by said arm or member for engaging and supporting a portion of said box and adapted to prevent" the longitudinal and transverse movement of the same. y 2. A holder for box covers comprising a base, a spacing block Secured to one end of saidbase, a horizontally pivoted `Cover receiving arm pivoted' to the spacing block, a square block at the other end of the base, said square block being adapted to receive a square box cover and a round block carried by the pivoted arm for the' reception of a round box cover and also forming handle means for horizontally Swingin the armv 10 so that the free end thereof may e placed into and out of engagement with the upper surface of the square block at the' other end of the base.

In testimony whereof I have signed my, name to this specification inthe presence of 15 two subscribing witnesses.

MOSES AMOS; Witnesses: v

HEMAN E. PERRY, Y W. O. SHAW. 

